# Remote Healthcare Technologies iKure is a Kolkata-Based Delivery Platform for India By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-02-22 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikure References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ikureindia) & [ikuretechsoft](http://www.ikuretechsoft.com/) Based in Kolkata, iKure is an Indian social business that recently raised angel funding through the Intellecap Impact Investment Network, [according to VC Circle](http://www.vccircle.com/news/healthcare-services/2013/02/11/rural-healthcare-provider-ikure-raises-angel-funding). The amount itself is unknown at the current time. iKure has received a lot of other attention, however, and was recently shortlisted for the mHealth Initiative of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Excellence Awards. The early-stage company has garnered a solid reputation through its work at creating healthcare technologies specifically for -- and created with -- rural communities through [delivery system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthcare-delivery-model). Its goals include touching over two million individuals in the next two years. The collaborative development model is based on training people to become [health workers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connected-by-care) and having health camps in the communities. **Contact Information** iKure [website](http://www.ikuretechsoft.com/) iKure on F[acebook](https://www.facebook.com/ikureindia) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 67% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Rural Healthcare Technologies:** Opportunity to innovate through mobile health clinics and telemedicine services in remote areas. - **Community-based Healthcare Training:** Opportunity to innovate through training locals as healthcare workers and creating health camps in rural areas. - **Mhealth Initiatives:** Opportunity to innovate through developing mobile health technologies for emerging markets. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Healthcare:** Opportunities for healthcare providers to expand their reach by adopting remote healthcare technologies. - **Technology:** Opportunities for technology companies to create and implement innovative solutions for remote healthcare delivery. - **Social Enterprises:** Opportunities for social enterprises to create sustainable models for improving healthcare access in underserved areas. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cost-Effective Healthcare Software Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthcare-software.md) - [AI-Assisted Women’s Health Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinky-promise.md) - [AI Wellness Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuduu.md) - [Doctor-Connecting Healthcare Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthcare-platform.md) - [Remote Health Clinics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unidoc-health.md) - [Holistic AI Health Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medikarma.md) - [Comprehensive eHealth Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ehealth-platform.md) - [Remote Healthcare Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clinitouch.md) - [Charity Health-Tech Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/helpster-charity.md)